After the global success of PERFECT STRANGERS, writer/director Paolo Genovese’s record-breaking hit SOMEBODY TO LOVE is a hilarious, all-star romantic comedy that reveals the innermost thoughts and uncertainties of a modern Italian couple on their awkward first date.

Australian Premiere

The ST. ALi Italian Film Festival presented by Palace is delighted to present Oscar-winning filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino’s highly anticipated new drama La Grazia (“Grace”), direct from its world premiere at Venice.

Australian Premiere

Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2024 Venice Film Festival, THE MOUNTAIN BRIDE - VERMIGLIO is an atmospheric, visually breathtaking portrait of a family caught between tradition and modernity in the final year of WWII. Please note, not screening in Perth.

Australian Premiere

Festival favourite Pierfrancesco Favino supports a stellar cast in this migrant story from Academy Award winner Gabriele Salvatores that follows two Neapolitan children as they journey from Naples to New York in 1949.

Australian Premiere

Set in the 1970s and present day, this dazzling all-star Italian box office hit from award-winning filmmaker Ferzan Özpetek tells the story of a group of dressmakers in a costume atelier in Rome. Join us for an exclusive Prosecco Preview before the Festival officially commences.

Australian Premiere

Celebrating the tenacity and spirit of Italian women who helped shape the Italian-Australian community and cooked a few plates of pasta along the way, this stellar documentary from the team behind LYGON ST - Si Parla Italiano is narrated by Italian-Australian actress Greta Scacchi.

Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, all-star Australian classic coming-of-age drama Looking For Alibrandi is presented in a brand new 4K restoration.

In this powerful story of courage and compassion from Gianni Amelio, two military doctors work at a clinic in Northern Italy in the final year of WWI as the devastating Spanish flu strikes the city.

Australian Premiere

Set in the 1970s and present day, this dazzling all-star Italian box office hit from award-winning filmmaker Ferzan Özpetek tells the story of a group of dressmakers in a costume atelier in Rome. Join us for an exclusive Prosecco Preview before the Festival officially commences.

Australian Premiere

In 1980s-1990s Italy, Riccardo Schicchi's agency Diva Futura revolutionises mass culture by turning free love into porn, making stars of Ilona Staller, Moana Pozzi and others in this intoxicating story of private and widespread desire.

Australian Premiere

From acclaimed writer/director Mario Martone and starring a brilliant Valeria Golino, this elegant biopic drama follows a decisive event in the life of renowned Italian feminist writer Goliarda Sapienza.

Australian Premiere

In this clever biopic intertwining fiction and documentary, director Mimmo Calopresti tells the story of fashion designer Gianni Versace, from his youth in Reggio Calabria in the 1960s to his rise in the world of fashion design.

Australian Premiere

A documentary following 90-year-old Isabella Ducrot for two years, an artist who is sought after by leading galleries the world over, after devoting herself to art at the age of 55.

Australian Premiere

The ST. ALi Italian Film Festival presented by Palace is delighted to present Oscar-winning filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino’s highly anticipated new drama La Grazia (“Grace”), direct from its world premiere at Venice.

Australian Premiere

Ivano de Matteo's compelling drama stars Stefano Accorsi as a widowed father whose 16-year-old like any other commits a serious crime, testing his ability to forgive.

Australian Premiere

In the aftermath of WWII, in a rural village in the South of Italy, a single mother befriends the local wedding planner and begins to understand her rights as a woman in this thoughtful drama starring Ludovica Martino and Marco Leonardi (Cinema Paradiso), based on the eponymous novel by Daniela Porto.

Australian Premiere

Festival favourite Pierfrancesco Favino supports a stellar cast in this migrant story from Academy Award winner Gabriele Salvatores that follows two Neapolitan children as they journey from Naples to New York in 1949.

Australian Premiere

When a woman returns to her hometown to help her family, her autistic brother enlists her help in becoming independent and chasing his dream of becoming a singer in this fun dramedy from Greta Scarano.

Australian Premiere

Toni Servillo and Elio Germano star in this story of dangerous liaisons set in early 2000s Sicily, during Cosa Nostra boss Matteo Messina Denaro’s three decades as a fugitive from Italian justice.

Australian Premiere

After the global success of PERFECT STRANGERS, writer/director Paolo Genovese’s record-breaking hit SOMEBODY TO LOVE is a hilarious, all-star romantic comedy that reveals the innermost thoughts and uncertainties of a modern Italian couple on their awkward first date.

Australian Premiere

A box office sensation in Italy, this moving drama featuring rising star Samuele Carrino, explores the real story behind Italy’s first publicised case of online bullying.

Australian Premiere

Awarded Best Actor at the David di Donatello Awards, Elio Germano delivers a standout performance as Enrico Berlinguer in this meticulous biopic that follows the former leader of the Italian Communist Party between 1973 and 1978.

Australian Premiere

Starring popular comic duo Ficarra & Picone and festival favourite Toni Servillo, THE ILLUSION is a fun re-imagining of Giuseppe Garibaldi’s 1860 campaign that unified Italy.

Australian Premiere

Based on the acclaimed novel by Mariapia Veladiano, this enthralling and music - imbued drama set in beautiful Italian art city Vicenza follows a wealthy family whose daughter must contend with profound rejection due to her appearance.

Australian Premiere

Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2024 Venice Film Festival, THE MOUNTAIN BRIDE - VERMIGLIO is an atmospheric, visually breathtaking portrait of a family caught between tradition and modernity in the final year of WWII. Please note, not screening in Perth.

Australian Premiere

Inspired by true events that remain powerfully resonant 20 years on, this dramatic thriller stars Claudio Santamaria as Nicola Calipari, deputy director of operations of the Italian secret service who sacrificed his life to save journalist Giuliana Sgrena.

Australian Premiere

A deeply felt story of filmmaker Francesca Comencini’s time with her father, this personal tale pays homage to and reflects on her bond with her father Luigi Comencini as she grew up, and the connection of cinema in their lives.

Australian Premiere

A hairdresser from Naples with three loving sons and a devoted husband risks everything to pursue her dream of having a daughter, in this deeply moving drama based on true events.

Australian Premiere

In her debut feature, director and cowriter Sara Fgaier delivers a sensitive and thoughtful drama about the power of memory, love and how to find someone you have lost.

Australian Premiere

The adventures of the Rovelli family continue as they head to Puglia in this hit family comedy from Alessandro Genovesi, starring Fabio De Luigi and Valentina Lodovini.

Australian Premiere

A documentary following 90-year-old Isabella Ducrot for two years, an artist who is sought after by leading galleries the world over, after devoting herself to art at the age of 55.

Australian Premiere

Celebrating the tenacity and spirit of Italian women who helped shape the Italian-Australian community and cooked a few plates of pasta along the way, this stellar documentary from the team behind LYGON ST - Si Parla Italiano is narrated by Italian-Australian actress Greta Scacchi.

The adventures of the Rovelli family continue as they head to Puglia in this hit family comedy from Alessandro Genovesi, starring Fabio De Luigi and Valentina Lodovini.

Australian Premiere

Following a woman haunted by lucid dreams tied to a murder, Lucio Fulci’s surreal giallo blends psychedelic visuals and an Ennio Morricone score to create a truly unique experience.

Sergio Martino’s surreal film follows a traumatised woman who is drawn into the occult. Starring Edwige Fenech and featuring a Bruno Nicolai score, it’s a hypnotic, nightmarish classic that still packs a punch.

Mario Bava’s founding giallo classic follows a masked killer stalking fashion models. Renowned for vivid colour, stylish visuals, and shocking violence, it pioneered the modern slasher aesthetic.

Widely regarded as one of Dario Argento’s greatest films, Deep Red screens in a stunning new 4K restoration, showcasing a film that remains a cornerstone of Italian horror cinema, blending mystery, artistry, and psychological terror in unforgettable fashion.

Renowned for its slow - burn suspense and shocking finale, Pupi Avati’s eerie giallo follows an art restorer uncovering dark village secrets in a haunting Italian horror classic.

From multi award - winning writer/director Silvio Soldini and adapted from Rosella Postorino’s bestselling novel At The Wolf’s Table, this is a gripping historical drama inspired by the incredible true story of Margot Wölk, a woman who was conscripted to be one of Hitler’s food tasters.

Following a woman haunted by lucid dreams tied to a murder, Lucio Fulci’s surreal giallo blends psychedelic visuals and an Ennio Morricone score to create a truly unique experience.

Sergio Martino’s surreal film follows a traumatised woman who is drawn into the occult. Starring Edwige Fenech and featuring a Bruno Nicolai score, it’s a hypnotic, nightmarish classic that still packs a punch.

In this powerful story of courage and compassion from Gianni Amelio, two military doctors work at a clinic in Northern Italy in the final year of WWI as the devastating Spanish flu strikes the city.

Australian Premiere

Mario Bava’s founding giallo classic follows a masked killer stalking fashion models. Renowned for vivid colour, stylish visuals, and shocking violence, it pioneered the modern slasher aesthetic.

Widely regarded as one of Dario Argento’s greatest films, Deep Red screens in a stunning new 4K restoration, showcasing a film that remains a cornerstone of Italian horror cinema, blending mystery, artistry, and psychological terror in unforgettable fashion.

Set in the 1970s and present day, this dazzling all-star Italian box office hit from award-winning filmmaker Ferzan Özpetek tells the story of a group of dressmakers in a costume atelier in Rome. Join us for an exclusive Prosecco Preview before the Festival officially commences.

Australian Premiere

In 1980s-1990s Italy, Riccardo Schicchi's agency Diva Futura revolutionises mass culture by turning free love into porn, making stars of Ilona Staller, Moana Pozzi and others in this intoxicating story of private and widespread desire.

Australian Premiere

From acclaimed writer/director Mario Martone and starring a brilliant Valeria Golino, this elegant biopic drama follows a decisive event in the life of renowned Italian feminist writer Goliarda Sapienza.

Australian Premiere

In this clever biopic intertwining fiction and documentary, director Mimmo Calopresti tells the story of fashion designer Gianni Versace, from his youth in Reggio Calabria in the 1960s to his rise in the world of fashion design.

Australian Premiere

A documentary following 90-year-old Isabella Ducrot for two years, an artist who is sought after by leading galleries the world over, after devoting herself to art at the age of 55.

Australian Premiere

The ST. ALi Italian Film Festival presented by Palace is delighted to present Oscar-winning filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino’s highly anticipated new drama La Grazia (“Grace”), direct from its world premiere at Venice.

Australian Premiere

Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, all-star Australian classic coming-of-age drama Looking For Alibrandi is presented in a brand new 4K restoration.

Ivano de Matteo's compelling drama stars Stefano Accorsi as a widowed father whose 16-year-old like any other commits a serious crime, testing his ability to forgive.

Australian Premiere

In the aftermath of WWII, in a rural village in the South of Italy, a single mother befriends the local wedding planner and begins to understand her rights as a woman in this thoughtful drama starring Ludovica Martino and Marco Leonardi (Cinema Paradiso), based on the eponymous novel by Daniela Porto.

Australian Premiere

Festival favourite Pierfrancesco Favino supports a stellar cast in this migrant story from Academy Award winner Gabriele Salvatores that follows two Neapolitan children as they journey from Naples to New York in 1949.

Australian Premiere

When a woman returns to her hometown to help her family, her autistic brother enlists her help in becoming independent and chasing his dream of becoming a singer in this fun dramedy from Greta Scarano.

Australian Premiere

Toni Servillo and Elio Germano star in this story of dangerous liaisons set in early 2000s Sicily, during Cosa Nostra boss Matteo Messina Denaro’s three decades as a fugitive from Italian justice.

Australian Premiere

Celebrating the tenacity and spirit of Italian women who helped shape the Italian-Australian community and cooked a few plates of pasta along the way, this stellar documentary from the team behind LYGON ST - Si Parla Italiano is narrated by Italian-Australian actress Greta Scacchi.

After the global success of PERFECT STRANGERS, writer/director Paolo Genovese’s record-breaking hit SOMEBODY TO LOVE is a hilarious, all-star romantic comedy that reveals the innermost thoughts and uncertainties of a modern Italian couple on their awkward first date.

Australian Premiere

A box office sensation in Italy, this moving drama featuring rising star Samuele Carrino, explores the real story behind Italy’s first publicised case of online bullying.

Australian Premiere

Awarded Best Actor at the David di Donatello Awards, Elio Germano delivers a standout performance as Enrico Berlinguer in this meticulous biopic that follows the former leader of the Italian Communist Party between 1973 and 1978.

Australian Premiere

Renowned for its slow - burn suspense and shocking finale, Pupi Avati’s eerie giallo follows an art restorer uncovering dark village secrets in a haunting Italian horror classic.

Starring popular comic duo Ficarra & Picone and festival favourite Toni Servillo, THE ILLUSION is a fun re-imagining of Giuseppe Garibaldi’s 1860 campaign that unified Italy.

Australian Premiere

Based on the acclaimed novel by Mariapia Veladiano, this enthralling and music - imbued drama set in beautiful Italian art city Vicenza follows a wealthy family whose daughter must contend with profound rejection due to her appearance.

Australian Premiere

Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2024 Venice Film Festival, THE MOUNTAIN BRIDE - VERMIGLIO is an atmospheric, visually breathtaking portrait of a family caught between tradition and modernity in the final year of WWII. Please note, not screening in Perth.

Australian Premiere

Inspired by true events that remain powerfully resonant 20 years on, this dramatic thriller stars Claudio Santamaria as Nicola Calipari, deputy director of operations of the Italian secret service who sacrificed his life to save journalist Giuliana Sgrena.

Australian Premiere

From multi award - winning writer/director Silvio Soldini and adapted from Rosella Postorino’s bestselling novel At The Wolf’s Table, this is a gripping historical drama inspired by the incredible true story of Margot Wölk, a woman who was conscripted to be one of Hitler’s food tasters.

A deeply felt story of filmmaker Francesca Comencini’s time with her father, this personal tale pays homage to and reflects on her bond with her father Luigi Comencini as she grew up, and the connection of cinema in their lives.

Australian Premiere

A hairdresser from Naples with three loving sons and a devoted husband risks everything to pursue her dream of having a daughter, in this deeply moving drama based on true events.

Australian Premiere

In her debut feature, director and cowriter Sara Fgaier delivers a sensitive and thoughtful drama about the power of memory, love and how to find someone you have lost.

Australian Premiere

The adventures of the Rovelli family continue as they head to Puglia in this hit family comedy from Alessandro Genovesi, starring Fabio De Luigi and Valentina Lodovini.

Australian Premiere